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How the Whole-Grain Trend Went Wrong

Refined grains can be a dangerous business. They are digested quickly, flooding the bloodstream with a wave of sugar and stressing the pancreas, the latter of which compensates by producing spikes ...

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FDA Approves Foundayo, a Wegovy Alternative GLP-1 Pill for Weight Loss

The FDA has approved a new once-daily GLP-1 pill for weight loss. Image Credit: Healthline/Photo by Eli Lilly Federal regulators have approved the GLP-1 tablet Foundayo for use in weight m...

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The ChatGPT Symptom Spiral

After George Mallon had his blood drawn at a routine physical, he learned that something may be gravely wrong. The preliminary results showed he might have blood cancer. Further tests would be need...

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Can I Opt Out of Having My Doctor Take Notes With AI?

LISTEN: AI scribes are changing medical care. Here’s what to know if the technology shows up at your next doctor’s appointment. Family physician Eric Boose has been using an artifi...

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This Northern Cheyenne Doula Was About To Start Getting Paid — Then Medicaid Cuts Hit

LAME DEER, Mont. — Misty Pipe had about an hour before her shift began at the post office. She used that time to check in on a new mom who lives a few miles outside this town at the heart of the No...

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Around Half the ADHD and Autism Content You See on TikTok May Be Misleading

New research finds that a significant number of videos about ADHD, autism, and various mental health conditions on social media platforms like TikTok are misleading or inaccurate. Maria Korneeva/Ge...

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Immigrant Seniors Lose Medicare Coverage Despite Paying for It

OAKLAND, Calif. — Rosa María Carranza leaned forward to hold a 3-year-old’s back as the girl climbed a rock in the forested hills of northeast Oakland. Dressed in hiking g...

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These Women Had Their Breasts Removed To Thwart Cancer. Then Came the Pain.

Three weeks after Sophia Bassan’s mastectomy, she felt a stabbing pain beneath her right armpit. In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back. Her body became so sens...

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The Man Holding MAHA Together

Tony Lyons knows how Republicans can win the midterm elections later this year. All they need to do, as he explained in a memo to GOP leaders in February, is embrace the Make America Healthy Again ...

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79 Unsettling Mysteries That Continue To Fascinate And Disturb

There’s just something about a good mystery that pulls us in — stories about people going missing, strange paranormal encounters, unidentified bodies turning up out of nowhere, or events that just ...

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The people who plan everything aren’t controlling. They’re managing a nervous system that learned early that surprise means danger.

In 1971, when NASA was preparing for the Apollo 15 mission, flight surgeons noticed something odd about astronaut Jim Irwin during pre-flight medical evaluations. His resting heart rate was unusual...

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Young Adults With High Blood Pressure Face Higher Risk of Heart, Kidney Disease

High blood pressure in people ages 30 to 40 may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease later in life. Image Credit: Cavan Images/Getty Images Research shows that young adults with hig...

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How Medicaid Contractors Stand To Gain From Trump’s Policy

States are paying contractors such as Deloitte, Accenture, and Optum millions of dollars to help them comply with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act — a law that will strip safety-net health and food b...

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No, That Viral 'Parasite Cleanse' Won't Actually Detox Your Body. Here's Why

Social media influencers are touting so-called “parasite cleanses,” claiming they rid the body of toxins. Maria Korneeva/Getty Images Social media users claim that “parasite cleanses” usin...

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Doctors Dismissed Her Digestive Symptoms as Diet-Related. It Was Crohn’s Disease

Jamie Harris (right) with her mother (left). Photo Jamie Harris Jamie Harris was in her 20s when she was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. She shares her journey from symptoms and dia...

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Tax Time Brings Surprises for Some Who Receive ACA Subsidies

Tax time can come with big surprises for some people who have Affordable Care Act coverage, including owing money back to the government for premium subsidies received during the previous year. ...

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Listen: What the Vaccine Schedule Whiplash Means for Your Kids

LISTEN: After a federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s efforts to pare down childhood vaccine recommendations, plenty of questions remain — like how annual vaccines for the flu will get a...

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What the Health? From KFF Health News: GOP Mulls More Health Cuts

The Host Julie Rovner KFF Health News @jrovner @julierovner.bsky.social Read Julie's stories. ...

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New Dietary Guidelines Highlight 9 Simple Ways to Lower Heart Disease Risk

The American Heart Association released updated dietary guidance suggesting that following 9 key steps may significantly improve cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of heart disease. Alexande...

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A jury says Meta and Google hurt a kid. What now?

Today on Decoder, we’re talking about the landmark social media addiction trials that just resulted in two major verdicts against Big Tech. There’s one case in New Mexico against Met...

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Men’s wellbeing groups are growing - and helping fill gaps in mental health support

Pressure on mental health services across the UK is leaving many men without timely support when they need it most. Men in the UK die by suicide at more than three times the rate of women. There...

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